The Woodham crew…

This was taken this fall at Holden Beach. (Cannie & Me with my sister, Kacy, my sister, Kate and baby brother, Alston) I’ve been meaning to post it for a while…been busy!

Her first mug shot…

Thought you may enjoy seeing this. This was taken at school for a “Lost Child” identification card. Mrs. Jordan told me McCanless was NOT happy to have the picture taken at all…obviously!

Inappropriate Language…

I have been trying to teach McCanless that certain words are not nice to use, some we even call “potty words.” It has turned out to be somewhat of a game, and now when she hears the words stupid, dumb, poo-poo, etc..she will raise her eyebrows, widen her eyes, and very sternly say, “YOU DON’T SAY THAT!”
(EVERY time she hears one of these words, she repeats this….you don’t realize how often you actually hear them in cartoons, movies, in public, family, etc.) McCanless is now very quick to point it out!

That being said, I’ve also warned Mel that he shouldn’t use inappropriate words around her. Every now and then I have to fuss at him and of course, you’ll hear my echo repeating and fussing at her daddy. Mel rarely says this, and I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but he has been known to say, “Jesus Christ” in a moment of forgetfulness, and frustration. McCanless has only heard him say this once, and once was all it took. Mommy was certain to correct this and explain to her that we only pray to Jesus, not use his name in this way. (I could forsee that I would eventually be getting a call from the First Baptist pre-school teachers telling me that McCanless would not be allowed to return to 2K after cursing Jesus Christ as she spilled her paint)

I, however, failed to mention that sometimes we use his name when we are talking about Jesus, as our priest did yesterday in church. All I remember is wanting to sink into my pew, as I so often do on Sundays, as I heard her quite loudly exclaiming to Father Michael that, “NO, YOU DON’T SAY THAT,” after hearing him refer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Valentine’s Day…

I guess having a 5 months pregnant wife and a three-year-old warrants Mel a “free pass” for Valentine’s Day. He did however, treat McCanless and me to a burger at Hardee’s and flowers! I was also treated to a rose petal bath…too bad it was McCanless’ idea, and away went my beautiful flowers and quiet, solo bath.

She had so much fun “swimming” with her flower petals that I think we’ll make it a Valentine’s Day tradition for her! Daddy tried to get a picture of her in her pink bikini with all of the pink rose petals around her in the tub, but for some reason, my little McCanless was modest last night! (if you can imagine that)

…and yes, she continues to bathe in her bathing suits! She pretends to be Ariel and sings away in the tub every night, before taking a “slippery bath” when I make her strip down.

Happy Valentine’s Day

Every year, I try to use a picture of McCanless for her Valentine’s Day cards. I thought it was appropriate to use her on her trampoline that she LOVES!

outside…

inside…

Meet Baby Pennington Number 2!!

…and she is a girl!

We are so excited to announce that our next little bundle will be a girl! Sorry Daddy, looks like you’ll be way out numbered now! She is perfect in every way, except for her little heart. We have had to go to a pediatric cardiologist for this pregnancy, and will continue to monitor her progress. We will know much more after our next appoinment in March. We’re hoping she is as strong willed as her big sister and will be just as healthy!

McCanless continues to have inputs as far as her name goes…

We mentioned Mary Clare (my grandmother’s name) to her, and she thought for a minute and told us that she “likes Mary Poppins much better.” So lately, she has been refering to my belly as Mary Poppins.

McCanless is thrilled to be a big sister, I guess. I know she is happy that we are having a girl, but I’m not quite certain how she will feel about having another “baby” in the house. She continues to blame “her sister” when she gets into trouble and she is forever “hiding” her toys from her…let’s hope this gets better!